Sports - Topics from April, 2010

With coaches from their probable state tournament first round opponent, North Oconee, looking on, the Diamond Trojans certainly didn't do anything to worry the Titan scouts as they committed five errors and collected only three base hits in a 6-1 loss to Howard in Macon Thursday.

Senior reserve Joey Vaughn hit a game ending RBI triple in the fifth inning to invoke the mercy rule and give Lamar County a 10-0 win over Jordan in game one of a Senior Night doubleheader Tuesday at Aldora Field.

The Diamond Trojans went on to take the nightcap as well, 20-1, in three innings.
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Lamar County solidified its hold on third place in Region 5AA baseball with a 14-1 win over Heard County in Franklin Friday and can clinch at least that as they play their final region home games of the season today.
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Lamar County upped its season soccer record to 7-8-1 with a 7-0 win over Eagle's Landing Christian Academy in McDonough Friday night. The Lady Trojans were blanked 11-0 in their match with the Lady Chargers and fall to 8-7-1.

Both teams travel to Jackson for matches today before closing out the season at Locust Grove on Wednesday.
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The Gordon College softball team kept their hopes for postseason play with a doubleheader sweep of South Georgia in Douglas Saturday. The Lady Highlanders, whose roster has been depleted by season ending injuries to several players, clawed past the Lady Tigers 2-1 in game one before exploding for a 10-1 victory in the nightcap.
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The Lamar County Lady Trojans put themselves in position to finish with the first winning season of girls soccer in school history as they blanked Henry County 7-0 Tuesday at Trojan Field. Lamar stands at 8-6-1 for the year now winning their final home match of the season donning pink jerseys as their way to support the fight against cancer on Senior Night.
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The Lamar County Lady Trojans put themselves in position to finish with the first winning season of girls soccer in school history as they blanked Henry County 7-0 Tuesday at Trojan Field. Lamar stands at 8-6-1 for the year now winning their final home match of the season donning pink jerseys as their way to support the fight against cancer on Senior Night.
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Gordon College finds itself two games behind Middle Georgia with a three game weekend series with the Warriors looming in Cochran. The Highlanders managed just one win in their conference series with Georgia Perimeter here winning 18-8 Friday night before falling to the Jaguars in both games of a Saturday twinbill, 8-2 and 6-4.
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In an important three game conference series Gordon College will host Georgia Perimeter this weekend at the Highlander Athletic Complex. Game one is Friday at six o'clock. Games two and three will be played as a doubleheader Saturday beginning at 2 p.m.
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Senior right fielder Ben Cone hit a bases loaded triple to break a one-all tie in the sixth inning to help propel Lamar County to a 7-3 win over Crawford County in Region 5AA baseball Tuesday at Aldora Field.
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